KELVIN ASHBY-KING
Principal Consultant
Kelvin studied Psychology and Education at Auckland and Massey Universities in New Zealand but spent more time in the University Theatre than in lectures as he discovered his real passion was in Lighting, Sound, and Set design….. He worked for various theatre companies and traveling productions in New Zealand, Australia, and England and also as a freelance designer completing over 50 Major productions in Musical Theatre, Opera, Ballet, and Drama, and in 1985 joined Selecon New Zealand Limited as Director of Sales for Asia. Kelvin has been based in India for the last 26 years.
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“Using colour, texture, intensity, direction, and angle, the tools of my trade, I love “Painting with Light”, allowing me to reveal, expose, accent, hide, and texturize, to support and bring out the real truth hidden in the form, music, dance or words,” says Kelvin “this is what is my passion."
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In 1990 Kelvin joined Inova Audio Visual in Singapore as Design Director and in 1994 setup the Inova Group Design Studio in Bangkok. In 2000 with the parent company being sold Kelvin kept the Indian, Indonesian, and Thailand operations of the company which became Inova Consulting, and in 2003 changed its name to Techloquie Consulting, in 2010 he founded T2 Consulting Group (T2). With T2 being sold in 2021 Kelvin setup Clarity Consulting which has a presence in Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Dubai. Kelvin was also the CEO for Esco Audio Visual from 2000 to 2003 when he sold his stake to focus on pure consulting.
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Kelvin has won over 20 awards for his work over the years including 2004 APBT World's Best Client Breifing Centre for Satyam Live, SIA/Avixa Life Time Achievement Award (2016), SIA/Avixa Award for Best in Class for Dandi Kutir Museum in Ahmedabad, AV Designer of the Year in 2004, PALME AV Designer of the Year in 2023, and PALME Outstand Achievement and Service to AV Industry Award 2023 to name just a few.